Interest in policy, think tanks, Caucasus, dogs, ethics. Teach at Ilia State University.https://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mrrdj4anyk2qGeorgia's new Ambassador to Germany is not a diplomat, first & foremost, but figure that oversaw the darkest chapters of effective collapse of education in the late 1990s and early 2000s. A suggested "10 questions to Kartozia" raises these issues. https://ganatleba.substack.com/p/ten-questions-for-the-georgian-ambassador29 Jul 2026 06:50 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrdj4anyk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mrjouvtl722uTook seven years to figure out a new role for that building but at least it's being used. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jul 2026 05:52 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrjouvtl722uhttps://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mrfhexnbzk26interesting -- might there soon be clashes between ultrapatriotic movements and the Georgian police? They certainly seem to be committed to taking a stand on Krtsanisi Forest. A fierce post, from a group with little prominence, garnered 9.000 Likes. https://unaccountedfor.substack.com/p/consecrated-to-sacrifice-radical?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=7885159&post_id=207896793&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=7yu59&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email24 Jul 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfhexnbzk26https://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mrcnajsb5s2phas not hit international media yet, but strong resistance across political spectrum against Eagle Hills project. 12.000 Likes is really remarkable for Georgia. #realestate https://unaccountedfor.substack.com/p/shalva-natelashvili-every-illegally23 Jul 2026 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcnajsb5s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mr5t6mg6hs2uAlright, all other aspects & symbolism aside, this is fabulous for cyclists to crisscross the earthworks. Rehab of Chavchavadze was great also, with mountainbike, while they were working. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5t6mg6hs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mr2traldd22sWith the upcoming 89th anniversary of Paolo Iashvili setting an end to his life, on July 22, here my article on why this act matters. (Some will visit his grave, there also will be a reading of his poetry on that evening in Sololaki.) @rrgould.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/hansgutbrod/p/paolo-iashvili-and-the-writers-house?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web20 Jul 2026 08:09 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2traldd22shttps://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mqn5k7upms2tI tell myself that once every three months I should post this, in solidarity with #FreeBahruz who is in jail in #Azerbaijan on trumped up charges. Sometimes I forget. Today remembered & one can write to him in jail, too... @cavid.info @molenasreddin.bsky.social https://oc-media.org/opinion-solidarity-without-borders-for-bahruz-for-georgia-for-all-of-us/14 Jul 2026 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqn5k7upms2thttps://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mqkn54tlqs24this little critter -- smart as Einstein if you ask me -- has an adoption meeting in #Tbilisi tomorrow. All paws crossed. #dogs13 Jul 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkn54tlqs24https://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mqk4jeelik2zA sweet act of patriotism in #Georgia -- buying #blueberry to support local production, total steal at 12 GEL at local fruit sellers. (In some EU countries it's more than three times as much!!)13 Jul 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqk4jeelik2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mqf67j5tcs24After sunset on Bollywood Beach #Tbilisi #windsurfing11 Jul 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqf67j5tcs24https://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mqea2bcag223the great Giorgi Lomsadze on the "Scrolling Police" in #Georgia Follow him on Substack. https://tamadatales.substack.com/p/crackdown-on-the-fundamental-freedom11 Jul 2026 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqea2bcag223https://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mqahtjeuos26on what Temur Ugulava leaves for #Georgia, in various dimensions. https://hansgutbrod.substack.com/p/bringing-real-magic-to-georgia-what09 Jul 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqahtjeuos26https://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mqa33qtbts25Withering report by @hrw.org on the scale of repression in #Georgia. GD likes to claim critique is political. This report provides grounded evidence on the facts, listing the repressive provisions. https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/09/georgia-new-laws-devastate-independent-civic-groups09 Jul 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqa33qtbts25https://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mq3fviohjk2vSummer fully arrived in Tbilisi... #Vera07 Jul 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3fviohjk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mptqtt3z422cLow key-ish but happy & social July 4 event by AmCham at US Embassy, 1500+ people, families, food, music in #Tbilisi #Georgia Whatever else you make of the day today & this year, here it brought nice people together.04 Jul 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptqtt3z422chttps://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mpqf5urav22sat a precarious time, higher education should still think internationally, argues my friend/colleague Oliver Reisner but this should be done to protect and safeguard "reliable knowledge" -- what this means & much more, on #Ganatleba. https://ganatleba.substack.com/p/oliver-reisner-from-internationalisation?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=reaction&utm_medium=email&utm_content=post&triedRedirect=true03 Jul 2026 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqf5urav22shttps://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mpoxw4gxpk2aIn Georgien wiederum erinnert man sich daran, dass @ralfmichaels.bsky.social durchaus vor einem Jahr mit Zerstörern einer Demokratie eine gemeinsame Konferenz (samt Galadinner) veranstaltet hat & nicht gerade klare Worte gefunden hat. Oder haben wir diese Abgrenzung irgendwo übersehen? 1/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jul 2026 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpoxw4gxpk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mpijlseqas2oGreat gift, handmade in Tbilisi -- "materials that touched the clouds", bags, totes, pouches from paragliders, signed, and the origin story, too! (Turns out I brought one of the paragliders 20 years ago, so it's coming full cycle...) @forag.studio on Instagram. #Tbilisi #Georgia30 Jun 2026 07:54 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpijlseqas2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mpaucalsx22sHow Georgia's surveillance system has grown -- detailed & compelling piece by George Beridze. The tech comes from #Russia. https://algorithmwatch.org/en/russian-surveillance-face-recognition-georgia/27 Jun 2026 06:44 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpaucalsx22shttps://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mp6drozxc22kNino Doborjginidze on how & why universities are a comparatively recent arrival in Georgia. While Eastern Christianity was a millenium ahead in integrating religion into their own langauge, the scholastic practice of disputation (in Latin) did not take hold https://open.substack.com/pub/ganatleba/p/nino-doborjginidze-on-georgias-unfinished?r=7yu59&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true26 Jun 2026 06:44 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp6drozxc22khttps://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mp52rkpkek2kRight now in the great French bistrot Backstage 76 in Sololaki, Thursday night in #Tbilisi #Georgia25 Jun 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp52rkpkek2khttps://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mp52pr5i3c2kRight now in the great French bistrot Backstage 76 in Sololaki, Thursday night in #Tbilisi #Georgia25 Jun 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp52pr5i3c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3moy73bxufc2rLooks like a great exhibition that I'll check out in next days Marcello Mastroianni in Georgia in Museum of Fine Arts on Rustaveli #Tbilisi #Georgia #Italy23 Jun 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3moy73bxufc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mov57v4qps2jSpecial shout out to driver of Bus 388 who is making life a bit more fun for kids & everyone by having spiderman ride up front. #Tbilisi #Georgia22 Jun 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mov57v4qps2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3mon7tqlxl22xMore @zegfest.bsky.social , already discussed what we can learn from winning over authoritarians in #Hungary, now on #philosophy with Volodomyr Yermolenko -- "all culture starts with meeting the horror", even more needed in these times.19 Jun 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mon7tqlxl22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3momso4ccf224Kickoff of @zegfest.bsky.social today!! #Tbilisi #Georgia #storytelling19 Jun 2026 07:22 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3momso4ccf224https://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3moma2j7x6c2tFines apparently imposed even when there is no complaint. It seems that if you say "I'm a total idiot" -- they could also fine you over hate speech. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jun 2026 01:49 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3moma2j7x6c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3moli5gmuhk2aHow @jamesbarr.bsky.social and some of his friends discover that there is an Illuminati conspiracy to undermine world order, after all. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jun 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3moli5gmuhk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hansgutbrod.bsky.social/post/3modi7sou4223Passenger that just boarded the bus.15 Jun 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:poou3phxtmrc3tirioththdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3modi7sou4223